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SWORD PISTOL.

(Applcation led Feb. 19, 1901.)

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No. 688,548. Patented Dec. I0; 190|,

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Swo P|STOL. (Application led. Feb. 19, 1901.)

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SWORD PISTOL.

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DOMENIC A. RICCO, OF LONG ISLAND (JI'lY, NEW' YCRK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 688,548, dated December ll, 1901.

pplioation iiled February 19, 1901- Serial No. 47.936. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it #may concern.:

Be it known that I, DoMENIc A'. Ricco, a citizen of the United States, residing at Long island City, in the county of Queens and State of'New York, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Sword-Pistols, of which-the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pistol-swords, the ,principal object of the inventionV being to :o equip a sword with a small-rearm resembling what is known in the art as a revolver,7 the said revolver being so related to and positioned upon the sword that it may be operated Iand red simultaneously or alternately with the use of the swordproper, thus placing in the hands of the user a duplex weapon of defense whichwill enable him to more successfully resist the attacks of an enemy. While the sword will be referred to hereinafter as-such,

zo it will be apparent as the description pro- .ceeds and the nature of the invention is better understood that the pistol or revolver element may be associated either with an ordinary straight-blade sword or' a saber or a rapier or cutiass or other similar implements of warfare.

The detailed objects and advantages of the invention will appear more fully in the course of the ensuing description.

The invention consists in a pistol or shooting sword embodying certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and incorporated in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l. is a side elevation ofa portion of a sword, showing the relation of the revolver and its parts thereto. Fig. 2 nis a similar view showing the firearm applied to a saber. Fig. 3 is a similar lview showing the revolver applied to a rapier with thehand-guard omitted. Figli is a front elevation of the parte shown in Fig. 1 looking toward the muzzle oi the barrel. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. G is a sectional view through the handle of the sword and the casing of the hammer-operating mechanism, showing the operating parts vand connections between the trigger and hammer, dsc. Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the hammer retracted, the trigger pushed inward, and the parts as they appear inst ,locked to a Iacross one side of the sword-blade and corrnected thereto by suitable fastenings 9. The l prior to the snapping of the hammer. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail side elevation showing the pivot-frame of the revolver-cylinder and showing the cartridge-ejector moved outward from the cylinder. Fig. A9 is a detail longitudinal section through the cylinder, showing the manner ofinterlocking the same with the cylinder-frame. Fig. l0 is a rear elevation of the cylinder and ejector. Fig. 1l is a front face view of the' recoil-shield and4 the parts contiguous thereto. Fig. 12 is a side elevation ot' the hammer and its attachments. Fig. 13 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. le is v a side view of the cooking-lever. Fig. l5 is an edge-view of the same. 1G is a side i elevation of the trigger. Fig. 17 is a rear end View thereof. Fig. 18 is a side or edge elevation of the mainspring which influences the hammer. Fig. 19 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 20 is a side elevation of the connecting rod or link. Figi` 2l is an edge view of the same. Fig. 22 is a rear elevation of the sear.- Fig. 23 is an edge view of the same- Fig. 24 is a rear elevation of the trigger-spring.

Fig. 25 is au edge View of the same. Fig. 26v

is a side view of the cylinder-operating dog. Fig. 27 is an edge View thereof. Fig. 28 is a detail perspective view Vofu the lockingcatch which holds the cylinder-frame locked to the sword-blade.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to Figs.v 1,' 2, and 3, 1 designates the hilt or handle of a sword, saber, or rapier, and 2 the blade thereof, the said parts being of any desired form and construction and' the handle being provided with the usual hand-guard 3.

In carrying out-the present invention the hand-guard 3 is provided with an offstanding ear 4, to which is pivotally connected one arm 5 of an L-shaped cylinder-frame G, the other arm 7 of 'which is adapted to be d-etachably strip S, extending transversely cylinder-frame is of a size adapted to receive and'admit of the rotation of a revoluble cylinder 10, provided with a plurality of cartridge-holding chambers 11, the same as with an ordinary hand-revolver, and the frame is further provided with a ybarrel 12,'which exf tendsI outward from the arm 5 of the frame G and at right angles thereto and to the general i direction of the sword blade and handle andvin line with the circumferential frame of the cartridge-receiving chambers of the4 cylinder 10. The cylinder 10 is provided with a central longitudinal bore for the reception of a cylinder-holding pin 13, which is provided at its outer end with a milled head 14 and adjacent thereto with a screw-threaded portion l5, adapted to be received in an internallythreaded opening 16 in the cylinder-frame, as best illustrated in Fig. 9. The cylinder is adapted to freely revolve on the pin 13 and is provided at its outer end with a flanged or grooved head v17, adapted to t between a number of L-shaped keepers 18, arranged opposite each other c. one above the other, so that the grooved or hanged head 17 may be introduced laterally between the keepers or removed in a like-manner therefrom after the pin 13 has been withdrawn. When, however, said pin is in place, it prevents such lateral movement of the cylinder, and therefore holds it in engagement with the keepers, which in turn prevent the cylinder from moving longitudinally and becoming disengaged from the cylinder-frame when said frame is thrown upward after ejecting the cartridges, as illustrated in Fig. 8.

Mounted in the rear end of the cylinder 10 is a cartridge-ejector 19, which is in the form of a disk, having openings 20, which register with the cartridge-chambers in the cylinder,

and further cut away on the lines 2l, as in Fig. 10, to provide openings for the reception of thin flat projections 22 on the rear end 'of the cylinder, thereby o btaining an interlocked engagement between the cylinder and ejector-l plate, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. The ejector is further provided with an inwardly-entend-3 ing sleeve 23, which fits slidingly into the central bore 24 of the cylinder and is adapted to receive a coil-spring 25, which tits within the sleeve 23 and encircles the pin 13, said spring being ot' the expansive type, so as to thrust the ejector-plate outward when the cylinderframe is rocked upward, as in Fig. 8, thereby ejecting 'the cartridges, the flanges of which are engaged by and against the rear face of the ejector-plate 19. '.lhe ejector is further provided with a centrally-arranged. ratchetwheel 26, adapted to be engaged by a cylinder-actuating dog 27, pivotally connected to the hammer and held in engagement with the ratchet-wheel by means of a spring 28, the

said dog projecting through a slot 29 in the` recoil-shield 30, connected radially with the frame in rear. of the cylinder 10, the said slot being-best shown in Fig. 11. Thus as the hammer is oscillated the dog 27 is caused tol actuate the cylinder by engaging successively with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel 26.

The arm 7 of the frame 6 isprovided with a-terminal hook 30, adapted to enter a recess in the casing of the sword-blade and to engage over a pin 3l ,connected with the swordblade, as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, while said arm 7 is further provided with a socket' esas-4.8

32 tov receive a bevel-faced lug or catch-lip 33 of a locking and releasing spring 34, provided with a terminal foot 35, which enters a recess in the plate or strip 8, hereinabove referred to, for properly positioning the catch-spring, the spring being secured in place by means of a screw or other-suitable fastening 36, passingthrough an opening 37 in the spring and into the strip 8. The spring 34 is provided with a thumb-piece 38, projecting from its outer end, by means of which the spring may be pressed outward, so as to disengage the lip or lug 33 from the socket 32, and thus provide for gwingingthe cylinder-frame upward and outward and also locking the same securely in its closed position.

The hand-guard 3 adjacen t' to its upper portion is 'deflected laterally, as shown at 39 in passes through the hilt or handle 1. In orderto connect the shank 42 of the trigger with the. hammer-operating mechanism, a transverse slot 43 is formed through the blade 2 to admit of the working of a pin 44, which connects with the lower end of a trigger-actuated lever 45, f ulcrumed at 46 between the swordblade 2 and a casing plate or cover 47, held in place by one or more screws or other fastenings 48. The trigger is normally pressed outward and heldin that position by means of a small stii trigger-spring 49, which is arranged within the casing and adapted to bear against the lower arm of the lever 45, asillustrated in Figs. 6 and '7, the tension of the spring being communicated by the lever to the trigger. The lever 45 is provided with a lip 50, ada ted to engage a corresponding lip or shoul er 5l at or within the lower end of a connecting-rod 52, which is pivotally connected at its opposite end to the hammer at the point 53, slightly-iu rearof the fulcrum or pivot of the hammer, 54 designating the hammer and 55 the pivot thereof. The connecting-rod 52 is provided with one or more cocking-shoulders 56, adapted to be engaged by a spring-Sear 57, mounted within the casing, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, said seal' operating normally to hold the connecting-rod against a stop-pin 58, arranged about -centrally of t-he casing, in which the operative parts of the hammer-actuating mechanism are located. The lever 45 is further provided with a-termi-nal lip or extension 59, which is adapted to come in contact-with and operate upon the-soar for dsengaging the latter from the shoulders 56 of the connecting-rod 52 at a certain point in the operation of the mechanism hereinabove described. It willbe seen that as the trigger is pressed inwardly andv the lever 45 rocked the lips 50 and 51 will interlock, thereby drawing the connecting-rod 52 IOC ros

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ceases downward and drawing the hammer 54 back preparatory to exploding a cartridge, the hammer being retracted against the tension of a spring 60, constituting the mainspring of the firing mechanism, said spring being connected permanently at one end to a pin 6l and having its free end hooked, as-shown at 62, to engage an enlargement or knob 63 on a lateral extension 64 of the hammer, said extension being located in rear of the pivot 55. As the connecting-rod 52 is drawn downward the swear 57 snaps into engagement successively-with the cooking-shoulders 56, which will serve to hold the hammer cocked. By a further inward movement of the trigger the extension 59' of the lever e5 is broughtto 'bear against Vthe sear57, which forces the searout of engagement with the rod 52,'and in the further movement of the lever 45 the shoulders 50 and 5l slide past each other and become disengaged, which releases the connecting-rod and allows the hammer to be thrust forward bythe mainspring 60, causing theiiring-pin 65 to pass throngh an opening 66, provided in v the frame therefor, and to come in forced contact with the cartridge.

The casing in which the hammer-operating mechanism is located is comprised by the sword-blade 2 at one side and a plate 67 at the opposite side, the said plate 67 being arranged parallel to the sword-blade, as .shown in Fig. 5, and at a sufficient distance therefrom to receive andhouse the hammer-operating mechanism, while the casin g plato or cover 47 forms a detachable part of the housing. Said housing or casing may be left open` at the back, as shown in'Figs. 5, 6, and 7, in which case the hammer will project therefrom when moved backward, as shown in Fig. 7. lt is in the scope of this invention, however,.to provide the casing with a rearward extension 68,

forming a chamber for the reception of thev hammer when thrown back.- It is also desirable in some constructions to provide a separate trigger-guard G9, connected with the handle l, as shown inFig. 3. It is also desirable in some cases to provide means for checking the rotation of the cartridge-cylinder, and by reference to Fig. it will be seen that I have shown a small clutch-lever 70, fulcrumed intermediate its ends in the cylinderframe and having one end arranged to bethrown in contact with the rear end of the cylinder or the cartridge-ejectin g plate, while the opposite end of the leveris provided with a head or abutment 7l, arranged in the path of the trigger-head 4l, so Ithat as the triggerhead approaches the limitof its inward movement it will strike against and operate the clutch-lever and cause the stoppage of the rotation-of the cylinder.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that l have combined a sword and small firearm in very convenient form, so that the handle of the sword constitutes the handle of.- tne firearm and either article of warfare may bc used without changing the grip.

For example, therearm may be ii'rst brought into use until the cartridges have all been exploded, after which the device may be used as a sword, saber, or Cutlass, as the case may be. creased or diminished to correspond with the dimension or size of the sword in connection with Awhich it is used. These and other changes in the form and proportion and-aninor details of constructionv may be resorted to without departing from the principles or vsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. Y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire te secure'by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a sword-handle; of a pivotally-mounted cartridge-cylinder frame; a rotatable cylinder carried'thereby; a cylinder-pin; means for interlocking' the cylinder with the cylinder-frame; a cartridge'- ejector provided with a sleeve fitting into the cylinder; and an ejector-operating spring housed therein and coiled around the cylinder-pin.

2. The combination with asword; of a rotatable cartridge-cylinder; a cylinder-frame pivotally secured at one end to the hand-guard of the sword; `a firing mechanism comprising a hammer and operating connections there-- for housed between the sword-blade and a casing-plate connected thereto and spaced apart therefrom.

3. The combination with a sword-blade; of a casing-plate parallel thereto; a firearm con- 'nected to the sword handle and blade and The caliber oi the firearm may be incomprising a cylinder-supporting frame pivotally secu red at one end to the hand-guard of theswoi'd, a cylinder revolubly mounted in `said frame, a hammer interposed between the blade and casing-plate; a trigger and op erative connections between the trigger and hammer, said connections being arranged between the sword-blade and casing-plate.

4. The combination with asword bladeand handle; of a firearm connected thereto and comprising a cartridge-chamber; a hammer mounted on the blade; a trigger; a triggeractuated lever; and a connecting-rod attached to the hammer and having means to interlock with the trigger-actuated lever.

5. The combination with a sword blade and handle; of a firearm connected thereto comprising a cartridgechamber; a hammer mounted on the blade; a trigger also mounted on the blade; a trigger-actuated lever; aconnecting-rod attached to the hammer` and adapted to interlock with the trigger-actu.- ated lever; and a sear arranged to cooperate with the connecting-rod.

6. The combination with a sword blade and handle; of a iirearm connected theretmand comprising a cartridge-chamber; a hammer mounted on the blade; a trigger also mounted on the blade; atrgger-actuated lever; a connecting-rod attached to the hammer and having means to interlock with said lover; a dear iio forengaging the connecting-rod; and an ex- I trigger by apn Workingn a slot in the blade' -x tension on thetrigger-actuated lever adapted and operative connections between the lever to release the Sear. and hammer.

7. The'eombination withasword blade and In testimony whereof I ax n1 y signature handle; of a firearm connected thereto and in presence of two Witnesses.

comprising a cartridge-chamber; aI hammer DOMENIC A. RICCO; mounted on the blade; a trigger mounted at Witnesses:

the opposite side of the blade; atriggenaetu- PASQUALE GRIECO,

at-e lever operatively connected with the THOS. PATON. 

